gloves, shoes -POTATOES
Dan was getting up - as i was getting him ready he was indicating ( gesture) he wanted his shoes on.. He said gloves ( pretty good) i said shoes and started to grab them .... he laughed and said potatoes.....he is starting to see the humor of aphasia - not that it is funny we all know it is not. But to see him able to laugh at a funny situation is so nice to see.... are these posts 180 degrees from last year or what ??? last year and the year before was awful - terrible and heart wrenching.... this year so far much, much better... at least Dan and us in the family seemed to have found a bit of balance and acceptance. He is enjoying speech and looks forward to the therapist coming --- wow --.
i am still a little passive aggressive - i pushed dan around walmart before our sub zero temps and blizzard arrives, and there was a couple walking around.. they were very youngish and of very large girth, they really didnt make any effort to get out of our way I had to stop several times and move around them as we came around corners not easy ( dan pushing a cart and me pushing dan). and over and over we met up with them... i finally got our stuff paid for and the car loaded. and took the cart back into walmart - i admittedly was lazy and just pushed in the door. Well the couple was coming out and had to move about 2 inches out of the carts way and they started _ yippin, behind my back as they walked behind me.... ummm i dont think that cart belongs there, and giggleing ---- i ignored them till i heard the word "ninny" because i walk very fast ( part of wheelchair 101) i had gotten a distance from them but i turned around and came back around my van ( they couldnt see me) untill i came around the corner of the van and said - "ninny - hmmm , have you looked in the mirror" they obviously hadnt had anyone confront them cause they about died from shock and had nothing else "smart " to say I got in my van and backed in front of them - they had to stop short and their stuff fell out from under their cart.... oops . Passive aggressive yes, parking lot rage yes.... My one nephew is one of these types they , dont socialize much , play video games and get used to saying whatever comes to their head - so they truly get shocked to realize that people are real and some times talk back....
catch me on the wrong day and oops - "you caught me on the wrong day" nancyl
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